Latest Events in North Andover(August Updated)

The Candy Dish x The Flower Bar Workshop is excited to present the Winter Greens Workshop in North Andover. This exclusive event offers attendees the opportunity to create their own beautiful and long-lasting winter greenery arrangement, perfect for the holiday season. Under the expert guidance of The Flower Bar, participants will be led through each step of the process, ensuring that their arrangement is not only stunning but also durable. Care instructions will be provided during the workshop, guaranteeing that your creation will last throughout the holidays. This arrangement is an ideal choice for a holiday centerpiece, a thoughtful host or hostess gift, or a final touch to your winter decor. Please note that the design will be influenced by the availability and freshness of materials from the wholesaler. Stay tuned for the updated photo/design coming mid-Fall. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to unleash your creativity and enjoy an evening of crafts and fun. Secure your spot at The Candy Dish x The Flower Bar Workshop today!

The annual Comedy Fundraiser hosted by the North Shore Community College RN Program is fast approaching. This exciting event will take place at the renowned Wicked Funny North Andover venue, located at 946 Osgood Street. Mark your calendars for Friday, February 16th, 2024, and don't miss out on an unforgettable night of laughter and entertainment. The doors will open at 6:00 in the evening, allowing you to arrive early and indulge in China Blossom's award-winning menu and specialty cocktails. As the clock strikes 8:30, get ready to be entertained by some of the biggest and best names in Boston Comedy. The lineup includes renowned comedians such as DAVE RUSSO, known for his appearances on NESN Dirty Water TV and E! The Entertainer, as well as FRANK SANTORELLI, who has graced screens on HBO's series The Sopranos and Law & Order, among others. PETE COSTELLO, a beloved Boston comedy favorite who has opened for notable acts like Joan Rivers and The Beach Boys, will also take the stage, alongside other special guests. Tickets for this fantastic event are priced at $40 per person, and there will be raffles and giveaways prior to the show, adding to the excitement. Join us in supporting a great cause and indulge in an evening filled with laughter. Remember, the NSCC RN Program Comedy Fundraiser is happening on Friday, February 16th, at Wicked Funny North Andover. It's an event not to be missed!

Witness the culmination of hard work and dedication at the upcoming Comedy Class Graduation in North Andover. The event will take place on April 7, 2024, at the prestigious China Blossom venue located at 946 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA 01845. Come and celebrate as the students showcase their comedic talents and officially graduate from the program. Tickets for this memorable evening are available for just $20. It's an opportunity not to be missed for those who appreciate the art of comedy and want to support emerging talent. Experience the thrill of seeing these budding comedians take the stage and share their unique perspectives and humorous insights. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast or simply looking for a night of entertainment, the Comedy Class Graduation promises to deliver an unforgettable experience. Mark your calendars and secure your tickets for a night filled with laughter and celebration.

Experience the riveting story of a young boy navigating through the tumultuous times of the Nazi regime and the Greek Civil War in a captivating book by Author George C. Kakridas. This poignant narrative delves into the challenges faced by the protagonist as he comes of age amidst historical upheavals, offering a unique perspective on a turbulent era. Join us at The Purple Couch Bookshop in North Andover on May 4th, 2024, for a thought-provoking discussion on this compelling tale. Admission is free, providing an opportunity for all to immerse themselves in the rich storytelling of George C. Kakridas. Don't miss this chance to gain insight into the resilience and fortitude displayed by a young individual during times of adversity.

Comedy show with Tim McKlusky Chris Justin Scott Higgins Paul Gilligan Information Source: Lots of Laughs Productions | eventbrite

Join us for a night of non stop laughs to benefit the NSCC Practical Nursing Program Featuring some of Boston's Best Comedians, Pete Costello, Chris D and Harrison Stebbins PETE COSTELLO has opened for over 30 national acts including The Beach Boys, Joan Rivers, Richard Lewis and more. Pete headlines clubs all over New England every weekend CHRIS D will have you laughing non stop listening to his stories about his Greek upbringing. Chris work all over New England every weekend and was featured on Gronk's Comedy Special on Showtime HARRISON STEBBINS is one of the craziest headliners in all of Boston. He crushes shows every weekend all over the east coast and will leave you gasping for air. 8:30 show ~ doors open at 6:30 China Blossom's full menu and buffet is available in the comedy room before and during the show $35 per person Information Source: CPFProductions | eventbrite

We are beyond thrilled to welcome Annie Hartnett to The Purple Couch Bookshop. We are big fans of her work and thoroughly enjoyed her newest book. She will be joined in conversation with debut author Milo Todd. Your ticket price of $34 includes a copy of The Road to Tender Hearts and a 15% discount on The Lilac People. The Road to Tender Hearts (available 4/29) is a darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals. Kate says "This is like Little Miss sunshine with a feline harbinger of death on board. After his ex-wife and best friend leave him to go on a months long trip, a recovering alcoholic / lottery winner finds himself totally out of his depth caring for two young kids who show up on his doorstep. He enlists his adult daughter’s help and they all embark on a road trip together to win back his high school crush. Hilarity and death ensue, along with some amusing and heartwarming bonding opportunities." At sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it weren’t for the tragedies of his life: the sudden death of his eldest daughter and the way his marriage fell apart after that. Since then, PJ spends both his money and his time at the bar, and he probably doesn’t have much time left—he’s had three heart attacks already. But when PJ reads the obituary of his old romantic rival, he realizes his high school sweetheart, Michelle Cobb, is finally single again. Filled with a new enthusiasm for life, PJ decides he’s going to drive across the country to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community in Arizona to win Michelle back. Before PJ can hit the road, tragedy strikes Pondville, leaving PJ the sudden guardian of his estranged brother’s grandchildren. Anyone else would be deterred from the planned trip, but PJ figures the orphaned kids might benefit from getting out of town. PJ also thinks he can ask Sophie, his adult daughter who’s adrift in her twenties, to come along to babysit. And there’s one more surprise addition to the roster: Pancakes, a former nursing home therapy cat with a knack of predicting death, who recently turned up outside PJ’s home. This could be the second chance PJ has long hoped for—a fresh shot at love and parenting—but does he have the strength to do both those things again? It’s very possible his heart can’t take it. Milo Todd's debut novel The Lilac People is available April 29. YOUR NEXT BOOK CLUB PICK: “A profound and riveting story” that “reclaims a powerful piece of trans history” (Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times -bestselling author of Orphan Train ) A moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the freedoms of prewar Berlin to survive first the Nazis then the Allies while protecting the ones he loves, for readers of All the Light We Cannot See and In Memoriam In 1932 Berlin, a trans man named Bertie and his friends spend carefree nights at the Eldorado Club, the epicenter of Berlin’s thriving queer community. An employee of the renowned Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld at the Institute of Sexual Science, Bertie works to improve queer rights in Germany and beyond. But everything changes when Hitler rises to power. The Institute is raided, the Eldorado is shuttered, and queer people are rounded up. Bertie barely escapes with his girlfriend, Sofie, to a nearby farm. There they take on the identities of an elderly couple and live for more than a decade in isolation. In the final days of the war, with their freedom in sight, Bertie and Sofie find a young trans man collapsed on their property, still dressed in Holocaust prison clothes. They vow to protect him—not from the Nazis, but from the Allied forces who are arresting queer prisoners while liberating the rest of the country. Ironically, as the Allies’ vise grip closes on Bertie and his family, their only salvation is to flee to the United States. Brimming with hope, resilience, and the enduring power of community, The Lilac People tells an extraordinary story inspired by real events and recovers an unknown moment of World War II and trans history. Annie Hartnett is the author of Unlikely Animals, which won the Julia Ward Howe Prize for fiction and was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. She is also the author of Rabbit Cake, a finalist for the New England Book Award and a Kirkus Reviews best book of the year. Hartnett has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the MacDowell Colony, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and the Associates of the Boston Public Library. Along with writer Tessa Fontaine, she co-runs the Accountability Workshops for writers, helping them commit to routines and embrace the long, slow, joyful, terrible process of doing the work. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog. MILO TODD is a Massachusetts Cultural Council grantee and a Lambda Literary Fellow. His work has appeared in Slice Magazine and elsewhere. He is co–editor in chief of Foglifter and teaches creative writing to queer and trans adults. Information Source: The Purple Couch Bookshop | eventbrite

The North Andover Farm Legacy Project, co-chaired by Anne Stork and Michael Smolak, is an endeavor to capture as much of the past of our venerable farming history before it is forgotten. By collecting oral histories and interviews, old photographs and documents, the project was originally designed to help preserve the history of our local farms. Now, a series of documentaries is being produced that reflect on aspects of that history as well as the challenges local farmers have today in sustaining our farms and preserving our bucolic landscapes. The first documentary in the series has now been produced and will be premiering on the evening of Friday, June 13th at the NAHS Worden Theater. Your invite includes a light reception starting at 6pm followed by the Farm Legacy documentary and a panel discussion. There is no cost for tickets but donations are welcome. This program has been a collaboration between the North Andover Historical Society and North Andover CAM. Information Source: North Andover Historical Society | eventbrite

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From the author of Summer Hours at the Robbers Library , a tenderhearted story of two very different women grappling with the messy emotional legacies passed down by their parents—for fans of Dani Shapiro, Ann Napolitano, and Jody Picoult. It’s the perennial question: are we a product of how we were raised, or is our identity hardwired by our genetic inheritance? When her adoptive mother dies in a freak accident, high school senior Melody Marcus doubles down on her refusal to learn anything about her birth parents. In this age of 23&me, though, that may not be possible, and the secrets hidden in her DNA threaten to upend everything she knows about herself and her family. For Candace Milton, a successful woman in her forties, the collateral damage from her parents’ tortured marriage has led to a life of intentional unattachment. She is happy—enough. But a chance encounter with a friend of Melody’s father will challenge this assumption and force her to reimagine who she is and who she might become. Big-hearted evocative, and achingly relatable, What We Leave Behind grapples with destiny, belonging, and love, and makes us question our own idea of family: the kind we’re born into and the kind we create. Tickets are $20 and include a copy of What We Leave Behind. Information Source: The Purple Couch Bookshop | eventbrite

In this hour and a half program, Ashley Weckbacher will lead parents and children through the process of storytelling that will allow them to collaborate on creating picture books written and illustrated by the preschooler. The program will empower children in their storytelling and imagination, while giving parents tools to help them ask the right kind of questions to stimulate creativity. Ashley is an experienced lead toddler teacher with a history of curriculum development and programming for adults and children that focuses on process and exploration more than outcome. She is also an agented fiction writer and graduate of the Grub Street Novel Incubator, a graduate-level yearlong writing intensive. She brings years of tutoring and essay coaching focused on helping others tell their own stories in a way that feels authentic and true to them and a strong foundation in early education. The $5 / child fee covers: Blank books Drawing materials Notepads Pens Handouts Register and pay here or by contacting the store to reserve your spot and pay upon arrival. 978-557-2187 or info@purplecouchbookshop.com Information Source: The Purple Couch Bookshop | eventbrite

Jenny Howe, one of our favorite authors, returns to The Purple Couch with her first Young Adult novel Love at Full Tilt. She will be interviewed by Crystal Maldonado, author of Get Real, Chloe Torres. In this joyful celebration of fandoms, whirlwind romance, and plus-size girls, love is the ultimate roller coaster ride. Lia Baker has spent the last few months wishing time would stand still. Soon her friends will head off to college while she’s left behind, buried under her mom’s anxiety and working a job she doesn’t want. But life throws her for a loop when she wins a spot in the fiftieth-anniversary scavenger hunt at Fableland, a legendary theme park. The contest is a golden ticket to a world where her favorite stories come to life and a chance for her to write some new ones of her own. Everything seems perfect, especially after she teams up with Mason, a cute rival who knows as much about Fableland as she does. Together, they’re unstoppable. But as Mason’s sweet smile starts to melt her focus, Lia realizes that she may have to choose between the future she wants to rewrite—and a love she hadn’t planned for. Information Source: The Purple Couch Bookshop | eventbrite